Fire breaks out on the set of Hindi series ‘Annapoorna' at Mumbai's Film City, no one injured
A minor fire broke out on the set of the popular Hindi series Annapoorna, located at Dadasaheb Phalke Chitrangari or Film City in Mumbai's Goregaon, Monday morning.
According to the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB), no one was injured in the fire, but the set was entirely gutted.
MFB officials said the fire broke out at around 9.30 am at the studio set when the shooting was yet to start.
While the actual cause of the blaze is yet to be ascertained, officials said the fire might have erupted following a short circuit in the electrical box present in the set.
'The fire likely originated from one of the electrical ducts, and it spread fast since combustible items like decorative set pieces, wires, and lighting systems were present at the set. The shooting for the serial didn't begin when the blaze broke out; therefore, there were no casualties reported at the site,' an MFB official told The Indian Express.
The officials said the set where the fire broke out was adjacent to the set of Big Boss (Marathi) and the Whistling Woods campus.
MFB deployed four fire engines and four jumbo tankers to douse the fire.
'The fire was brought under control within 30 minutes, and it was extinguished at around 10.30 am before the flames could spread to the adjoining sets, which otherwise could have resulted in an increased number of casualties,' the official added.
The fire brigade said the blaze has caused damage worth hundreds of crores of rupees as equipment like cameras and speakers, and costumes were completely charred.
The fire officials said an investigation will be initiated to check whether the set owners had all the permissions in place.
This is the second incident of fire reported from a film set in the past two years.
In March 2023, the set of another popular Hindi serial was gutted after a blaze broke out.
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